Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2000
Case ReportsTranscatheter closure of apical ventricular muscular septal defect combined with arterial switch operation in a newborn infant.
This report describes a case of transposition of the great arteries and apical muscular ventricular septal defect in a newborn infant successfully treated by transcatheter closure of the septal defect with the Amplatzer duct occluder device followed by an arterial-switch operation within the first 2 weeks of life. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:173-176, 2000.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2000
Case ReportsCerebral arterial air embolism treated by a vertical head-down maneuver.
A case of cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) occurring from inadvertent injection of air during aortic root angiography is presented. Prompt treatment by suspending the patient briefly in a vertical head-down position beside the catheterization table appeared to be life-saving and resulted in complete neurological recovery. ⋯ Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:185-187, 2000.